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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



The balance, togetlier witli 12,784 eji'.us obtained from salmon which 

 had been artificially landlocl^ed at the station, were retained for hatch- 

 ing. When about midway in the sac stage (the latter part of April) 

 they were attacked by an epidemic that continued for several weeks, 

 destroying almost the entire stock, and leaving at the beginning of the 

 feeding season, about Jnne 1, but 3,87'!: fry, and these far from healthy. 

 The disease appeared to be of the same character that visited the sta- 

 tion two years ago. The other kinds of fish at the station escaped the 

 ej)idemic wholly and appeared as thrifty as usual, with the exception 

 of the brook trout, of which about 37 per cent perished in May and 

 June of what appeared to be a distinct disease. 



Brook trout. — The taking of the eggs of this species was carried 

 on during October and November, the total number secured being 

 83,0G8, of which 78,191 were obtained from the breeding stock at the 

 station, and 4,877 in the vicinity of the Schoodic Station at Grand Lake 

 stream. Eeference to the ei^idemic which attacked them in the spring 

 following has been heretofore made. 



Landlocled salmon. — On February 25 was received the consignment 

 of 25,000 eggs of this species transferred from the Schoodic Station, the 

 number of eggs lost in transfer being only 51. 



Whitcjlsh {Coregonus labradoricus). — In February there were received 

 from Schoodic Station 1,845 eggs of this whitefish, known as Musquaw 

 Eiver whitefish and as "whiting," which were placed in the hatcheiy. 



From the eggs of the kinds of fishes obtained during this year, fry, 

 for rearing, were secured as follows : 



Atlantic salmon (measured) 305, 353 



Landlocked salmon (counted) 20, 070 



Brook trout (counted) 68, 107 



Whitclish (counted) 1, 803 



Owing to causes already mentioned this number Avas greatly reduced, 

 so that at the commencement of the feeding stage they aggregated — 



Atlantic salmon 3, STi 



Landlocked salmon 19, 740 



Brook trout 50, 773 



Whitefish 767 



At the close of the year the complete stock of fish at the station was 

 as follows : 



